(Saturday, September 28, 1974) — “Free Man in Paris” by Joni Mitchell peaked at #22 on today’s Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for one week. It is ranked #470 on Rolling Stone‘s list of the “500 Greatest Songs of All Time.”

(Sunday, September 26, 1954, 9:00 p.m. EDT) — Actor Ronald Reagan debuted tonight as the only host of the CBS television series General Electric Theater. GE added a host to provide continuity in the anthology format.